Comb for the hair



Aug. 8, 1933. SHAW 1,921,328

COMB FOR THE HAIR Filed Sept. 12, 1932 fir 14770017675 may be the end tooth of a comb, in which case,

Patented 8 1933 UNITED" STATES PATENT. OFF

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7 1,921,328 COMB FOB-THE HAIR Martin Shaw, Fenham Carr, Lancaster, England' Application September 12,1932, Serial No. 632,781, and in Great Britain November 20, 1931 2 Claims. (Cl. 132-- 11) This invention comprises a comb which shall provide for parting the hair with facility, as i The large tooth is V or substantially V-shaped V i g I spaced right angular teeth, said gap being deand has straight or curved edges, which may be smooth or serrated; By virtue of the relative broad based tooth which is shown smooth sided or edged in Figure 1 and serrated in Figure 2,, its outline ineach case being alike. D represents the V-shaped gap between. the large tooth and adjacent ordinary teeth.

hair. I 2. In a comb, the combination'of a body, a series of relatively closely spaced teeth extending from the body at substantially a right angle -V-shapedtooth said V-sha'ped tooth parts the thereto, and a relatively broad V-shaped tooth extending from the body in a direction with said first-mentioned teeth and having its major axis.

extending 'atna right angle to the longitudinal axis of the body tov provide a reversely, presented relatively wide V-shaped gap between the V,- shaped tooth and an adjacent one of said iclosely parts the hair, said oblique edge of said V-"-.

shaped tooth being serrated to provide a series of relativelyshort V-shaped teeth extending into said gap, laterally and downwardly toward the free ends of said closely. spaced right angular teeth at an acute angle to the major axis of said broad V-shaped tooth. I

' V MARTIN SHAW.

It will be appreciated that the large tooth C Y of course, there will be onlyzone gap D.

When the comb is drawn-through the hair,',

the large tooth in conjunction with the gapsD, or gap, will automatically part-the hair where itpasses through. The exact manner of use of the comb is, of course, dependent on individual preference'and taste.

What I claim is:

1. In a comb, the combination of a body, a serries of relatively closely spaced teeth-extending from the body at substantially a right angle thereto, and a relatively broad V-shaped tooth extending from the body in a direction with said first-mentioned teeth and having its major axis extending at a right angle to the longitudinal at one side by an oblique edge of said V-shaped tooth and at its opposite side by one edge of said adjacent right angular tooth and being adapted to freely receive hair deflected laterally by said 

